Buckle



1i HQREED.

BUCKLE.

APPLICMTION FILED FEB.4. 1920.

Patented 'Dec. 21, 1920.

osnrn'n. REED, 0F WATEBVILLE, MAINE.

BUGKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 4, 1920. Serial No. 356,148.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH H. Bin-1o. a citizen of the United States. residing at lVaterville, in the county of Kennebec and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which the following is.a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certainimprovements in buckles and has relation more particularly to a device of this general character especially designed and adapted for use in connection with foot wear such as overshoes, and the like, and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character comprising two separable members together with 'Ineans for effectively holding the same against separation when in locking relation.

Another object of the invention is to pro-' vide a novel and improved buckle of this general character including a tongue carrying member adapted for adjustable and separable connection with'a keeper member and wherein the keeper member is provided with means coacting with the tongue for maintaining the members against accidental displacement or separation when in interlocking engagement.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved buckle whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, lessexpensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

T he novel features of my invention will hereinafter he definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view in plan of a buckle constructed in accordance with an embodimerit of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the'line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is 23 sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

has disclosed in the accompanying drawings, the buckle comprises two separable members A and B, each adapted to have an end portion suitably secured to a strap or other flexible member. The member A. carries the pivotedor hinged tongue 1 which when in locking engagement with the memev ber B overlies the member A. The portion a of the tongue 1 adjacent its pivoted connection with the member A is rounded to afford a raised portion or hump. The

tongue 1 is adapted to be inserted through one of the transversely disposed slots 2 produced in the keeper member B and spaced longitudinalh thereof. The end portion of the member remote from its connection with the strap or the like is transversely enlarged to afford the stop shoulders 3.

H denotes a holding member having slidmg contact with the longitudinal marginal portions of the member B and which extends transversely across the outer face of said member. Beforethe members A and B are interlocked or connected by the tongue v1, the member H is moved to a point adjacent to the inner or attached end of the member B. The tongue 1 of the member A 1s then inserted through the desired slot 2 in the member B and the tongue swung in 'worklng position or in a position overlying both, the members .A and B.

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It is to be understood that this operation is materially member is in working engagement with the tongue 1. said member is positioned between the portion or hump a and the curved por tion or stop 7) of said tongue 1.

hen the members A and B are separated the holding member H is held against displacement at the outer end of the member B by contact with the stops 3.

It is preferred that the holding member H comprise a substantially rigid metaiiic strap 4 having its extremities returned, as at 5, for loose engagement with the longitndinal or'said marginal portions of the member 13 whereby said member H is readily held by the member B but capable of sliding movement longitudinally thereof. It is i also preferred that the member H be dispored longitudinally on a slight curvature wit 1 the substantially concave face thereof disposed in a direction away fromthe member 13.

From' the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a buckle constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason I do not vwish to be understood as limiting myself to and adapted for insertion through said slot, said tongue when inserted through the slot of the second member being movable in a position to overlie both of the members, the pivoted end portion of the tongue and the opposite end portion thereof being raised,

the portion f the tongue between the opposite raised end portions thereof being ar "ranged longitudinally on a curvature whereby the intermediate portion of saidtongue is depressed, anda holding member slidably engaged with the first named member and extending across both of the members when said members are in looking relation, said holding member extending between the "raised portions of the tongue, said holding member passing over or from the tongue upon depression of the pivoted end portion n the tongue with respect to the second. plate, said second plate being provided with menus to prevent the holding member from displacement thereon.

2. A separable fastener comprising, in combination, two members, one of said members being provided with a slot, 'a tongue pivotally'g engaged with the other member and adapted for insertion through said slot, said tongue when inserted through the slot of the second member being movable in a position to overlie both of the members, the pivoted end portion of the tongue and the opposite end portion thereof being raised, and a holding member slidably engaged with the first named member and extending across both of the members when said members are in looking relation, said holding member extending between the raised portions ofthe tongue, said holding member passing over or from the tongue upon depression of the pivoted end portion of the tongue with respect to the second plate, an end portion of the member with which the holding member is engaged being transversely enlarged to provide stop shoulders at'the opposite sides'of said member to maintain the holding member against displacement.

3. A separable fastener comprising, in combination, two members, one of said members being provided with a slot, a tongue pivotally engaged with the other member and adapted for insertion through said slot, said tongue when inserted through the slot of the second member being mo'vable -in a position to overlie both of the'members, the pivoted end portion of the tongue and the opposite end portion thereof being raised, and a holding member slidably engaged with the first named member and extending across both of the members when said members are in looking relation, said holding mem-- ber extending between the raised portions of the tongue, said holding member passing over or from the tongue upon depression of the pivoted end'portion of the tongue with respect to the second plate.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 1 JOSEPH REED. 

